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    Not Such A Fairytale For Big Kids: Moving Home?

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    The author visits Disneyland Resort Paris at age 21 with her sister and mother. While her sister enjoys the rides and fantasy world, the author finds the park experience unsettling as an adult. Many of the rides and attractions seem geared towards very young children. Additionally, the dominance of American culture and food options like expensive hot dogs make the author feel uncomfortable. While impressive as a created fantasy world, Disneyland Resort Paris is ultimately more enjoyable for small children than adult visitors.

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    The author visits Disneyland Resort Paris at age 21 with her sister and mother. While her sister enjoys the rides and fantasy world, the author finds the park experience unsettling as an adult. Many of the rides and attractions seem geared towards very young children. Additionally, the dominance of American culture and food options like expensive hot dogs make the author feel uncomfortable. While impressive as a created fantasy world, Disneyland Resort Paris is ultimately more enjoyable for small children than adult visitors.

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    The author visits Disneyland Resort Paris at age 21 with her sister and mother. While her sister enjoys the rides and fantasy world, the author finds the park experience unsettling as an adult. Many of the rides and attractions seem geared towards very young children. Additionally, the dominance of American culture and food options like expensive hot dogs make the author feel uncomfortable. While impressive as a created fantasy world, Disneyland Resort Paris is ultimately more enjoyable for small children than adult visitors.

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    TAKE A HIKE

    Not such a fairytale for big kids


    By Ashlee Betteridge
    the under 5s in mind). Some were also disturbing,
    There is something unnerving about going to such as the boat ride with mechanical puppets leer-
    Disneyland at the age of 21 and I found myself in ing from every direction singing ‘It’s a small world
    this predicament on a recent journey to Disneyland after all’, encouraging global peace through the mass
    Resort Paris, 11-year-old sister and mother in tow. usage of stereotypes and animatronics.
    Easily accessible from central Paris using the Perhaps the most unsettling aspect of the park
    Réseau Express Régional train network, the park con- was that I couldn’t actually tell what country I was
    sists of the Disneyland theme park, Walt Disney in. While most of the rides used a mish mash of
    Studios and the Disney Village entertainment pre- English and French, the American cultural domi-
    cinct, as well as several themed hotels. We stayed at nance was clear, especially when it came to food.
    the Disneyland Hotel, where the staff were dressed There wasn’t much to choose from in the park
    like maids from Cinderella and my pink bedspread besides hot dogs. A hot dog and drink combo would
    was covered with pictures of Tinkerbell. Tops. set you back 10 euro ($17.50 AU). Breakfast in the
    When we entered the park, my mother was dis- hotel was full French fare, so with a stomach full
    appointed as my sister and I raced past princess of croissants, a lunch of hot dogs and dinner from The fantastic plastic Disneyland fantasy gets a French
    castles and Mickey Mouse-shaped floral arrange- an overpriced burger joint, it wasn’t just the roller- treatment at Disneyland Resort Paris.
    ments in search of the craziest roller-coasters the coasters that were making me nauseous.
    park could provide. Unfortunately there were only The Disney Parade ambled through the park parents happily chowing down on hot dogs that cost
    a handful of rides that went anywhere close to be- twice daily, with massive floats depicting scenes the same as a fancy dish at a Parisian restaurant. My
    ing scary. The Space Mountain roller-coaster was a and characters from the Disney films. I was mildly sister had a good time, though she admitted that it
    blast, as was the Indiana Jones ride. There was also impressed by this, and found myself jostling to take wasn’t quite as amazing as she had expected. My
    a runaway mine cart ride that wasn’t bad, but there photographs along with everyone else. mother probably had the best time out of all of us.
    were no big drops or loop the loops to be seen. Despite my cynicism, I had to admit that the cre- For children that are eight years or under, it would
    It was then my mothers turn to choose the rides. ation of a whole alternate reality was an impressive have been fantastic. But for those of us without a
    They ranged from fun (spinning tea cups), to boring feat. Every child under the age of eight was dressed small child to live vicariously through, the fantastic
    (Peter Pan’s Flight ride was definitely designed with in costumes that cost upwards of 40 euros with their plastic fantasy was a little hard to swallow.

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